This morning I woke up and was craving pancakes. I made pancakes. An act so simple, almost mundane, but I found it deeply therapeutic. Waking up, on a random Wednesday morning and deciding to celebrate the morning with pancakes — Taking my time and humming while whisking the batter.
I adore the hum of basic living activities. The rhythm of folding laundry, the smell of an open window, flipping through cookbooks to find the perfect recipe.
I am a homebody by nature. I used to have a lot of shame around that. I felt I wasn’t an exciting person, and that I was quite boring to be around. I’ve grown out of and done away with that thinking. I’m very content with being on the quiet side of life. I prefer it and I love my slow and boring life.
I think sometimes we (introverts, quiet ones, artist-temperments) see beauty in other people like extroversion, an adventurous spirit, or go-getter attitudes and it’s easy to compare ourselves. Because, those traits, or similar ones, are so opposite to our nature and we find it thrilling, or fascinating to witness. We find it beautiful.
But that’s the other thing, we love to observe. Observing those things in others is thrilling to us, just as thrilling as actually possessing those traits. And I want to highlight that. Us observers have the unique ability to catch the small things, notice the things that typically go un-noticed. We can get lost in mindfulness, introspection, the world around us — And that is so powerful. It’s getting lost in observation where we find missing pieces, inspiration for art, answers to unsolved questions. Pondering, thinking, observing is just as valuable as the conquering, exploring, and entertaining.
I found the most peace in life when I embraced my nature. When I embraced that I like to be in bed by 9 PM with a book, my cats, and my husband. Embraced that I need quiet time to myself quite often and to be sure I carve out time each day for creativity. When we embrace our nature, life comes a bit easier because we’re not swimming upstream all our days. Learning what your nature is and how to best nurture that nature will bring so much fulfillment into your days.
I always joke that I have a grandma soul — And that I live a very quiet and boring life. But, it’s really not boring to me. It’s my version of thrilling. And whatever your narrative is, it’s important that you embrace it.
life tidbits 🤍
Knox and I found out the gender of our baby earlier this week. I’ve never been so ready to meet someone. I thought my heart was going to explode — It made it so real that this little human is going be coming into our lives so soon. Halfway there! <3
I’ve also officially committed to Marie Kondo’s life-changing magic of tidying up. Currently reading her book and preparing to tidy our entire home. I have a dream of everything having a place and everything being meaningful in our home before baby comes. Dreaming of a tidy, calm, and peaceful home for baby to enter into.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up — Marie Kondo
The Creative Act: A Way of Being — Rick Rubin (This book is SO good and came highly recommended to me. I just started reading it and I cannot put it down. Perfect for any creative spirit.)
I also wanted to share this instagram post I saw the other day, it inspired me so much and I love everything about it —
See you soon <3 Thank you for being here.
— Jak